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Football Outsiders examines the most pressing remaining issue after the 2013 draft for every NFC North team.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Football Outsiders examines the most pressing 2013 offseason needs for every team in the NFC North.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2013

Recent games between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions have not been friendly affairs, and I'm sure there are plenty of people in the Lions organization who would like nothing more than to knock the Bears out of playoff contention with a victory Su...

Michael C. Wright enters the Bears chat room at 12 CT to discuss the regular-season finale. Will the Bears make the playoffs? Ask Mike. Submit questions here and come back for the chat....

Bears-Lions Preview

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears' 13-7 defeat of the Detroit Lions on Monday night football delivered a combined 29.1 television rating for the Chicago market and 7.3 metered market rating across the country, despite going head-to-head with Game 7 of the...

CHICAGO -- It's late and I'm loopy, so let's play a silly little game just for the heck of it. If the NFL season ended Monday night, three NFC North teams would be playoff bound. The fourth would own a top-10 draft choice. Commissioner Roger Goode...

ESPN's NFL team gets you ready for the Bears and Lions on Monday Night Football: ESPN's Jon Gruden and Mike Tirico preview the Monday Night Football matchup between the Lions and Bears. Listen ESPN NFL analyst Tim Hasselbeck talks about the st...

Jeff Dickerson enters the Bears chat room at 12 CT to discuss the Monday Night Football game with the Lions. Submit questions here and come back for the chat....

CHICAGO BEARS (4-1) vs. DETROIT LIONS (2-3) 7:30 Monday at Soldier Field on ESPN er"> QuarterbackAdvantageMatthew Stafford ranks among the top five in the NFL in passing yards per game (298.6), completions per game (27.2) and 300-yard passing ga...

The Bears' game vs. the Lions is finally a game worth getting excited about.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- It might not be on the level of Bears vs. Packers, but the rivalry between the Bears and Lions has become increasingly hostile the last couple of years. Part of that animosity can be linked to Detroit's recent resurgence und...

The Bears, Lions, Jets are among teams that face major 2013-14 free-agent decisions, John Clayton writes.

You guys and gals wore me out during Tuesday's SportsNation chat on the rapidly-escalating topic of whether the Chicago Bears or Detroit Lions project as a better team in 2012. A sampling of our exchanges: Tom (Virginia) I want to thank the Bears...

We are nearly three quarters of the way through the 2011 season and three of our NFC North teams remain in the thick of the NFC playoff race. The Green Bay Packers could clinch a playoff spot and the division as early as Sunday, while the Chicago Bea...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- An NFL spokesman said Monday the league will review the fight that took place in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bears' 37-13 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. Read the entire story....